Went wheeling at Rausch Creek yesterday with a couple of buddies. Had a great time, the Tacoma performed much better than I expected, and I left with only minor breakage.

Known carnage at this point is:
. UCA mounting bolt. This is the second time I've bent one so it's time for a double-sheer setup.
. Deaver leaf pack. I figured this would be an issue since the pack is now under the axle. Bent the bottom 2 leafs backwards.
. CV boot tore. Typical, and time for another rebuild.
. Possible wheel bearings. I think they're just shot from too much abuse/water/sand/salt/etc.

I'll just post a few videos for now and will update this first post with pictures after I have a chance to go through them.

Bob's Jeep doing some crawling.

Jeep in the Fire Pit.

Me in the Fire Pit. I'm a little more BANSAI!!! about it when compared to the Jeep. The long travel suspension really softens things up when going through rough terrain.

Me struggling.

Me succeeding!

Definitely a good day. I'll get the mud off the truck and investigate the breakage this week and will get some pictures posted as I have time.

Stole a couple pictures from other people's cameras. I'll go though my own pics tonight.

Light water crossing.

Nice, big, stupid stuck. Dumbass me managed to drive right into a huge wash out that I knew was there. At speed.
A winch tug backed me out of the spot and I thankfully never tumbled down the big drop. This one mangled a couple parts and rattled Martie pretty good.

Stole a couple pictures from other people's cameras. I'll go though my own pics tonight.

Light water crossing.

Nice, big, stupid stuck. Dumbass me managed to drive right into a huge wash out that I knew was there. At speed.
A winch tug backed me out of the spot and I thankfully never tumbled down the big drop. This one mangled a couple parts and rattled Martie pretty good.

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Snorkel Next?

I would think it would also help keep the filter cleaner in the desert instead of sucking from the wheel well.